October 19th
156 Notable deaths
Vere Gordon Childe
British historian and archaeologist.
Born April 14th, 1892 in Sydney. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1957 at 65 years old in Blackheath (falling). [ref]
Fritz Honka
German murderer.
Born July 31st, 1935 in Leipzig.
Died October 19th, 1998 at 63 years old in Hamburg.
Glen Buxton
American guitarist, songwriter (1947-1997).
Born November 10th, 1947 in Akron.
Died October 19th, 1997 at 49 years old in Clarion (pneumonia).
Phyllis Kirk
Actress (1927-2006).
Born September 18th, 1927 in Syracuse.
Died October 19th, 2006 at 79 years old in Woodland Hills (intracranial aneurysm). [ref]
John Holt
Jamaican reggae singer (1947–2014).
Born July 11th, 1947 in Kingston. [ref]
Died October 19th, 2014 at 67 years old in London (colorectal cancer). [ref]
Jerzy Popiełuszko
Catholic priest from poland.
Born September 14th, 1947 in Okopy, Podlaskie Voivodeship.
Died October 19th, 1984 at 37 years old in Włocławek. [ref]
Luigi Lucheni
Italian anarchist and the assassin of empress elisabeth of austria.
Born April 22nd, 1873 in Paris. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1910 at 37 years old in Geneva (hanging). [ref]
Lincoln Alexander
Canadian politician (1922-2012).
Born January 21st, 1922 in Toronto.
Died October 19th, 2012 at 90 years old in Hamilton. [ref]
Raphael Ravenscroft
British musician, composer and author.
Born June 4th, 1954 in Stoke-on-Trent.
Died October 19th, 2014 at 60 years old in Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital (myocardial infarction).
Hanns Martin Schleyer
German nazi and industrialist, was murdered by the raf.
Born May 1st, 1915 in Offenburg. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1977 at 62 years old in Mulhouse. [ref]
Deaths 31 to 40 of 156
Death ends a life, not a relationship. Mitch Albom